Joe Hahn, better known as Mr. Hahn, (born March 15, 1977 in Dallas, Texas) is an American turntablist and director best known as the DJ for the band Linkin Park. Hahn joined Linkin Park, after meeting fellow band mate Mike Shinoda in art school, when the band was called Xero in 1996 as the band's turntablist. Since then, he has directed music videos for most singles of Linkin Park, and he is referenced to as Mr. Hahn at the beginning of a few songs. He has also remixed the band's songs "With You" and "Cure for the Itch" (originally on "Hybrid Theory"), which appear on the remix album Reanimation as "Wth>You" and "Kyur4 th Ich". On the 2007 album Minutes to Midnight, Joe Hahn focused his contributions on programming with his sound effects board and MIDI keyboard. Minutes To Midnight also features his turntable talents on five tracks: "What I've Done", "Wake", "Valentine's Day", " The Little Things Give You Away", and "In Pieces." Joe has been known to utilize MIDI pads on several tracks from the band.